Fixed Income
News and analysis of fixed income markets including the key factors affecting performance such as interest rates, Federal Reserve policy and the state of the economy.
New Fund Takes Novel Approach to Protecting Against Stock Market Losses
By Gil WeinreichNew fund company says it can track the S&P 500, but limit losses to about 12.5% while capturing upside up to 15%.
March 24, 2015
Creating a More Efficient Fixed Income Portfolio With Asia BondsDrawing upon different drivers for performance, Asia fixed income can improve risk-return profiles for U.S. fixed income investors.
March 24, 2015
How PPACA squeezes moderately high income 60-year-oldsThe GAO shows how premiums look for consumers with incomes over 400 percent of federal poverty level.
March 23, 2015
Four Big Misconceptions Bond Investors Have Right NowMany might think that if the Fed is raising rates that the economy must be in pretty good shape but is it?
March 23, 2015
Bob Doll: Fed Rate Hikes Likely in SeptemberAlthough the Fed doesnt appear to be in any immediate hurry to act, Bob Doll believes interest rate increases will begin in 2015.
March 20, 2015
Ritholtz: The Worldwide Deficit of High-Quality DebtObservers like Jeffrey Gundlach and Gary Shilling expect rates on quality long-term bonds to stay low because of a limited supply, Barry Ritholtz writes.
March 18, 2015
Fed Drops ‘Patient’ Stance, Opening Door to June Rate IncreaseAn increase in the target range for the federal funds rate remains unlikely at the April meeting, the FOMC said in a statement Wednesday.
March 18, 2015
Gross’ Replacements Thrive at PIMCOThe new managers of the PIMCO Total Return Fund have been trumping former boss Bill Gross since he left the worlds largest bond fund.